VAT Law No. 42 of 2009

THE PRESIDENT
OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

NUMBER 42 YEAR 2009
ON
THE THIRD AMANDMENT OF LAW NUMBER 8 YEAR 1983
ON THE VALUE ADDED TAX OF GOODS AND SERVICES AND TAX OF
LUXURY GOODS SALE
BY GRACE OF THE GOD ALMIGHTY
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA,
Consider
a. that for the purpose of improving better legal certainty

and justice, creating taxation system of which is more
simple, as well securing the state revenue in order to the
national development can be implemented independently,
it is required to make the amendment towards Law
Number 8 Year 1983 on the Value Added Tax of Goods
and Services and Tax of Luxury Goods Sale as had been
several times amended lastly with Law Number 18 Year
2000 on the Second Amendment of Law Number 8 Year
1983 on the Value Added Tax of Goods and Services and
Tax of Luxury Goods Sale;
b. that based on consideration as set forth in point a above,
it is required to make Law on the Third Amendment of
Law Number 8 Year 1983 on the Value Added Tax of
Goods and Services and Tax of Luxury Goods Sale;
In the view of
1. Article 5 Section (1), Article 20, and Article 23A of the

Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia Year 1945;
2. Law Number 6 Year 1983 on the General Provision and
Taxation Procedures (State Gazette of the Republic of
Indonesia Year 1983 Number 49, Supplement of State
Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 3262) as
had been several times amended lastly with Law Number
16 Year 2009 on the Stipulation of the Government
Regulation In Lieu Law Number 5 Year 2008 on the
General Provision and Taxation Procedures to be the Law
(State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Year 2009
Number 62, Supplement of State Gazette of the Republic
of Indonesia Number 4999);
3. Law Number 8 Year 1983 on the Value Added Tax of
Goods and Services and Tax of Luxury Goods Sale State
Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Year 1983 Number
51, Supplement of State Gazette of the Republic of
Indonesia Number 3264) as had been several times
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amended lastly with Law Number 18 Year 2000 on the

Second Amendment of Law Number 8 Year 1983 on the
Value Added Tax of Goods and Services and Tax of
Luxury Goods Sale (State Gazette of the Republic of
Indonesia Year 2000 Number 128, Supplement of State
Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Number 3986).
With the joint approval of
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE
and
THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
To enact
: LAW ON THE THIRD AMENDMENT OF LAW NUMBER 8 YEAR

1983 ON THE VALUE ADDED TAX OF GOODS AND
SERVICES AND TAX OF LUXURY GOODS SALE
BE IT HEREBY RESOLVED:
Article I
Several provisions of the Law Number 8 Year 1983 on the Value Added Tax of
Goods and Services and Tax of Luxury Goods Sale (State Gazette of the
Republic of Indonesia Year 1983 Number 51, Supplement of State Gazette of
the Republic of Indonesia Number 3264) of which had been several times
amended with Law:
a. Number 11 Year 1994 (State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Year
1994 Number 61, Supplement of State Gazette of the Republic of
Indonesia Number 3586); and
b. Number 18 Year 2000 (State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia Year
2000 Number 128, Supplement of State Gazette of the Republic of
Indonesia Number 3986).
were amended as follow:
1. Provision of Article 1 was changed, consequently it is read as follow:
Article 1
The following definition shall be applied in this Law:
1.
2.
3.
Customs Area means the Territory of the Republic of Indonesia of

which includes mainland, water territory, and air space upon them, as
well certain places in the Economic Executive Zone and the
continental shelf in which Law that regulates customs is applicable.
Goods shall be tangible goods of which due to its nature and legal
status could be chattels and real property, and Intangible Goods.
Taxable Goods means goods of which imposed by tax under this Law.
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4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
14.
15.
16.
Delivery of the Taxable Goods means any delivery activity of the

Taxable Goods.
Service shall be any services of which based on agreement or legal
action that results a good, facility, easiness, or the available right to
utilize, including service of which is made to produce the goods due to
the order or the demand with material and based on the direction of
the buyer.
Taxable Service means the service of which is taxed under this Law.
Transfer of Taxable Service means any transfer activity of the Taxable
Services.
Utilization of the Taxable Service from outside of the Customs Area
means any utilization of the Taxable Service from outside of the
Customs Area in the inside of Customs Area.
Import means any activity of inserting the goods from outside of
Customs Area into the inside of Customs Area.
Utilization of the Intangible Taxable Goods from outside of the
Customs Area means any utilization activity of Intangible Taxable
Goods from outside of Customs Area in the inside of Customs Area.
Export of the Tangible Taxable Goods means any activity of releasing
the Tangible Taxable Goods from the inside of Customs Area to the
outside of Customs Area.
Trade means the business activity of buying and selling, including the
barter activity, without changing the shape and/ or its nature.
Entity means a group of peoples and/ or capital of which are unity
either those who perform business of which includes limited liability
company, limited partnership, other partnerships, state owned
enterprise or local government owned enterprise and in whatsoever
business form such as firm, joint venture, cooperative, pension fund,
alliance, association, foundation, mass organization, social political
organization, and other organization, institution and other forms of
entity includes collective investment contract and the permanent
business form.
Entrepreneur means individual or entity in whatsoever forms of which
during its business activity or its work producing, importing, and
exporting the goods, performing business trade, utilizing intangible
goods from outside of the Customs Area, performing service includes
exporting the service, or utilizing the service from outside of the
Customs Area.
Taxable Entrepreneur means the entrepreneur who performs the
delivery of Taxable Goods/ the delivery of Taxable Service of which is
taxed under this Law.
Producing means the processing activity through changing the shape
and/ or the nature of goods from its original form to be the new goods
or having new usability or natural resources processing activity,
including charging the individual or the other entity to do such
activity.
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17.
18.
19.
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
Tax Imposition Basis means amount of Selling Price, Replacement,

Import Value, Export Value, or other value of which is used to count
the receivable tax.
Selling Price means value in the form of money, including all requested
costs or should be requested by the seller due to the delivery of the
Taxable Goods, excluding the imposed Value Added Tax based on this
Law and the discount that is included in the Tax Invoice.
Replacement means value in the form of money, including all
requested costs or should be requested by the entrepreneur due to
delivery of the Taxable Service, export of Taxable Services, or export of
Intangible Taxable Goods but excludes Value Added Tax based on this
Law and the discount that is included in the Tax Invoice or value in
the form of money that is paid or should be paid by the Service
Acceptor due to the utilization of Taxable Service/ or by the benefit
acceptor of Intangible Taxable Goods
due to the utilization of
Intangible Taxable Goods from outside of the Customs Area in the
inside of Customs Area.
Import Value means value in the form of money that becomes
calculation basis of import duty added with levy based on the
provisions in the law and regulation on the customs and excise for the
import of the Taxable Goods, excluding Value Added Tax and Luxury
Goods Selling Tax of which are imposed based on this Law.
Buyer means the individual or the entity who receives or of which
should receive the delivery of Taxable Goods and who pays or should
pay the price of Taxable Goods in question.
Service Acceptor means the individual or the entity who receives or of
which should receive the transfer of Taxable Service and who pays or
should pay the Replacement of Taxable Service in question.
Tax Invoice means tax imposition invoice that made by the Taxable
Entrepreneur who performs the delivery of Taxable Goods or the
delivery of Taxable Service.
Input Tax means the Value Added Tax that should have been paid by
the Taxable Entrepreneur due to the acquisition of Taxable Goods,
and/ or the gain of Taxable Service, and or the utilization of Taxable
Goods from outside of the Customs Area, and/ or the utilization of
Taxable Service from outside of the Customs Area and/ or the import
of Taxable Goods.
Output Tax means the receivable Value Added Tax of which shall be
obliged to be imposed by the Taxable Entrepreneur who performs the
delivery of Taxable Goods, the delivery of Taxable Service, export of
Tangible Taxable Goods, export of Intangible Taxable Goods, and/ or
the export of Taxable Service.
Export Value means value in the form of money, including all
requested costs or should be requested by the exporter.
Value Added Tax Collector means the treasurer of government, entity,
or the government institution of which is appointed by the Finance
Minister to collect, to deposit, and to report the receivable taxes from
the Taxable Entrepreneur on the delivery of Taxable Goods and/ or the
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28.
29.
delivery of Taxable Service to the treasurer of government, entity, or

the government institution in question.
Export of Intangible Taxable Goods means any utilization activity of
Intangible Taxable Goods from inside of the Customs Area in the
outside of Customs Area.
Export of Taxable Service means any delivery activity of Taxable
Service to outside of the Customs Area.
2. Provision of the Article 1A is changed, consequently it is read as follow:

Article 1A
(1) Here below are definition of the delivery of Taxable Goods:
a. delivery of the entitlement on the Taxable Goods due to an
agreement;
b. forwarding the Taxable Goods due to a hire purchase agreement or
leasing agreement;
c. delivery of Taxable Goods to the broker through the auctioneer;
d. self utilization and/ or complementary provision of Taxable Goods;
e. Taxable Goods in the form of stock and/ or assets of which its
original purpose is not for sale of which is remaining at the
dissolution of the company;
f. delivery of Taxable Goods from the head office to the branch office or
otherwise and/ or the delivery of Taxable Goods inter branch offices;
g. delivery of the Taxable Goods on consignment; and
h. delivery of Taxable Goods by the Taxable Entrepreneur in the
framework of finance agreement of which is implemented based on
the sharia principles, which its delivery is deemed directly from the
Taxable Entrepreneur to the party who requires the Taxable Goods.
(2) Here below are excluded to definition of the delivery of Taxable Goods:
a. delivery of the Taxable Goods to the broker as set forth in the Book
Trade Justice Act;
b. delivery of the Taxable Goods for the guarantee of debts;
c. delivery of the Taxable Goods as set forth in Section (1) point f in the
event that the Taxable Entrepreneur concentrating the domicile of tax
payable;
d. delivery of the Taxable Goods in the framework of merger,
consolidation, expansion, disunite, and business acquisition in
condition that the party who performs delivery and the party who
accepts the delivery are the Taxable Entrepreneur; and
e. Taxable Goods are in the form of assets of which according to its
origin purposes are not for sale, of which is remaining at the
dissolution of the company and of which the Input Tax on its gain
cannot be credited as set forth in Article 9 section (8) point c.
3. Provision of Article 3A is changed, consequently it is read as follow:
Article 3A
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(1)
Entrepreneur who performs the delivery as set forth in Article 4

section (1) point a, point c, point f, point g, and point h. except the
small entrepreneur of which limitation is stipulated by the Finance
Minister, shall be obliged to report its business to be established as
the Taxable Entrepreneur and shall be obliged to collect, to deposit,
and to report the payable Value Added Tax and Luxury Goods Selling
Tax.
(1.a) Small entrepreneur as set forth in section (1) above could choose to
be established as a Taxable Entrepreneur.
(2)
Small entrepreneur who chooses to be established as the Taxable
Entrepreneur shall be obliged to implement the provision as set forth
in section (1) above.
(3)
Individual or the entity who utilizes the Intangible Taxable Goods
from outside of the Customs Area as set forth in Article 4 section (1)
point d, and/ or who utilizes the Intangible Taxable Services from
outside of the Customs Area as set forth in Article 4 section (1) point
e, shall be obliged to collect, to deposit, and to report the payable
Value Added Tax of which its calculation and procedures are set by
Regulation of the Finance Minister.
4. Provision of Article 4 is changed, consequently it is read as follow:

Article 4
(1) Value Added Tax shall be imposed to:
a. delivery of the Taxable Goods inside of the Customs Area of which
is done by the entrepreneur;
b. import of the Taxable Goods;
c. utilization of the Taxable Services from outside of the Customs
Area of which is done by the entrepreneur;
d. utilization of the Intangible Taxable Goods from outside of the
Customs Area in the inside of Customs Area;
e. utilization of the Intangible Taxable Service from outside of the
Customs Area in the inside of Customs Area;
f. export of the Tangible Taxable Goods by the Taxable
Entrepreneur;
g. export of the Intangible Taxable Goods by the Taxable
Entrepreneur; and
h. export of the Intangible Taxable Service by the Taxable
Entrepreneur.
(2) Provisions regarding on the limitation of activity and types of Taxable
Services of which upon its export shall be imposed the Value Added Tax
as set forth in section (1) point h is set with Regulation of the Finance
Ministry.
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Article 4A
(1) Omitted.
(2) Type of Goods that are subject to the Value Added Tax shall be certain
goods within the group of goods as follow:
a. mining and drilling products of which are taken directly from their
sources;
b. staple goods of which are mostly required by the people;
c. food and beverage of which are served in the hotel, restaurant, food
shop, shop, or the similar is desired, including dine in and take
out food, including food and beverage of which are presented by
catering company; and
d. money, gold bullion, and securities.
(3) Type of services of which are not imposed the Value Added Tax shall be
certain services within the group of service as follow:
a. medical services;
b. social services;
c. courier services with stamp;
d. financial services;
e. insurance services;
f. religious services;
g. education services;
h. art and entertainment services;
i. non advertisement broadcasting services;
j. land and water transportation services as well domestic air
transport services of which is the integral part of the international
air transport services;
k. employment services;
l. hospitality services;
m. services of which are provided by the Government in the
framework of the implementation of general administration;
n. parking services;
o. public telephone service that uses coins;
p. remittance service by postal money order; and
q. catering services.
Article 5
(1) In addition subject to the Value Added Tax as set forth in Article 4
section (1), the Luxury Goods Selling Tax also subject to:
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a. the delivery of Taxable Goods of which are categorized as luxury

goods by the entrepreneur who produces such goods inside of the
Customs Area of its business activity or work; and
b. import of the Taxable Goods of which is categorized as luxury
goods.
(2) Luxury Goods Selling Tax shall only be imposed 1 (one) time at the
delivery of such Luxury Taxable Goods by the entrepreneur who
produces or at the import of such Luxury Taxable Goods.
Article 5
(1) Value Added Tax or Value Added Tax and Luxury Goods Selling Tax on
the returned Taxable Goods could be deducted from the payable Value
Added Tax or Value Added Tax and Luxury Goods Selling Tax within Tax
Period at which the Taxable Goods in question is returned.
(2) Value Added Tax of delivery of the cancelled Taxable Services, either
overall or partial, could be deducted from the payable Value Added Tax
within the Tax Period at which such cancellation is occurred.
(3) Provisions regarding on the deduction procedures of the Value Added Tax
and Luxury Goods Selling Tax as set forth in section (1) above and the
deduction of the Value Added Tax as set forth in section (2) shall be set
with Regulation of the Finance Minister.
8. Provision of Article 7 section (2) and section (3) are changed, consequently
it is read as follow:
Article 7
(1) The tariff of Value Added Tax shall be 10 % (ten percent).
(2) Tariff of Value Added Tax as much as 0 % (zero percent) shall be applied
to:
a. export of the Tangible Taxable Goods;
b. export of the Intangible Taxable Goods; and
c. export of the Taxable Services.
(3) Tax tariff as set forth in section (1) above could be changed at least 5%
(five percent) and no more than 15% (fifteen percent) of which the change
shall be set with Regulation of the Finance Minister.
Article 8
(1) The tariff of Luxury Goods Selling Tax shall be stipulated at least 10%
(ten percent) and no more than 200% (two hundred percent).
(2) Export of the Taxable Goods of which is categorized as Luxury Goods
shall be subject to 10% (ten percent) tax.
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(3) Provision regarding on the group of Taxable Goods of which is

categorized as Luxury Goods that is subject to the Luxury Goods Selling
Tax with the tariff as set forth in section (1) above shall be set with
(4) Provision regarding on the type of goods that are subject to the Luxury
Goods Selling Tax as set forth in section (3) above shall be set with
10. Between Article 8 and Article 9 is inserted 1 (one) Article, namely Article 8A
of which is read as follow:
Article 8A
(1) The payable Value Added Tax shall be calculated by multiplying the tariff
as set forth in section 7 with the Tax Imposition Basis of which includes
Selling Price, Replacement, Import Value, Export Value, or the other
values.
(2) Provision regarding on the other values as set forth in section (1) above
shall be set with or based on Regulation of the Finance Minister.
11. Provision Article 9 section (1) is omitted, section (2), section (2A), section
(3), section (4), section (5), section (6), section (7), section (8), section (13),
and section (13) are changed, between section (2a) and section (3) is
inserted 1 (one) section, namely section (2b), between section (4) and
section (5) are inserted 6 (six) sections, namely section (4a) up to section
(4f), between section (6) and section (7) is inserted 2 (two) sections, namely
section (6a) and section (6b), and between section (7) and section (8) is
inserted 2 (two) sections, namely section (7a) and section (7b), consequently
Article 9 is read as follow:
Article 9
(1)
(2)
(6a)
(6b)
(3)
(4)
(4a)
Omitted.
Input Tax within a Tax Period shall be credited with Output Tax within
the same Tax Period.
For the Taxable Entrepreneurs who have not produced so that they
have not performed the delivery of tax payable, the Input Tax on the
acquisition and/ or import of capital goods could be credited.
The credited Input Tax should use the Tax Invoice of which meet the
requirements as set forth in Article 13 section (5) and section (9).
In the event that within a Tax Period, Output Tax is more than Input
Tax, the difference shall be Value Added Tax of which should be
deposited by the Taxable Entrepreneur.
In the event that within a Tax Period, the Input Tax of which could be
credited is more than the Output Tax, the difference is tax advantages
that compensated to the next Tax Period.
On the excess of the Input Tax as set forth in section (4) above, it could
be proposed for the return in the end of accounting year.
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(4b)
(4c)
(4d)
(4e)
(4f)
(5)
(6)
(6a)
It is exceptions for the provision as mentioned in section (4) and (4a),

on the excess of Input Tax could be proposed the return on each of Tax
Period by:
a. Taxable Entrepreneur who exports Intangible Taxable Goods;
b. Taxable Entrepreneur who performs delivery of Taxable Goods
and/ or delivery of Taxable Service to the collector of Value
Added Tax;
c. Taxable Entrepreneur who performs delivery of Taxable Goods
and/ or delivery of Taxable Service whose Value Added Tax is
not collected;
d. Taxable Entrepreneur who performs export of Intangible Taxable
Goods;
e. Taxable Entrepreneur who performs export of Intangible Taxable
Goods;
f. Taxable Entrepreneur who has not produced as set forth in
section (2a);
Return of the excess of Input Tax to the Taxable Entrepreneur as set
forth in section (4b) point a up to point e of which has criteria as the
low risk Taxable Entrepreneur, shall be performed through the initial
return of excess tax in accordance with the provision as set forth in
Article 17C section (1) Law Number 6 Year 1983 on the General
Provision and Taxation Procedures.
Provision regarding on the low risk Taxable Entrepreneur who is
granted with the initial return of tax advantages as set forth in section
(4c) shall be set with Regulation of the Finance Minister.
Director General of Taxation could carry out examination towards the
Taxable Entrepreneur as set forth in section (4c) and issues the letter
of tax assessment after performing the return of tax advantages.
In the event that based on the examination, the Directorate General of
Taxation is issued Letter of Underpayment Tax Assessment, amount of
underpayment of tax added with administrative penalty in the form of
interest as set forth in Article 13 section 2 Law Number 6 Year 1983
on the General Provision and Taxation Procedures and the
amendment.
In the event that within a Tax Period, other than performing the
delivery of which is payable tax and also performing of which is nonpayable tax, as long as part of the delivery of tax payable tax can be
clearly identified from its bookkeeping, amount of Input Tax that can
be credited is the Input Tax of which concerned with the delivery of
which is payable tax.
In the event that within a Tax Period, other than performing the
delivery of which is payable tax and also performing of which is nonpayable tax, but the Input Tax for the payable tax could not be clearly
identified, amount for the Input Tax that could be credited for the
delivery of payable tax shall be calculated based on the Regulation of
Finance Minister.
The Input Tax that has been credited as set forth in section (2a) and
has been granted the return shall be obliged to be repaid by the
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Taxable Entrepreneur in the event that such Taxable Entrepreneur

failed to produce for the period no more than 3 (three) years since the
crediting of Tax Period of Input Tax is commenced.
(6b) Provision regarding on the time, calculation, and repayment
procedures as set forth in section (6a) shall be set with/ or based on
the Regulation of Finance Minister.
(7) Amount of the Input Tax of which can be credited by the Taxable
Entrepreneur whose business circulation within 1 (one) year does not
exceed certain amount, except for the Taxable Entrepreneur as set
forth in section (7a), could be counted using crediting calculation
guideline of the Finance Minister.
(7a) Amount of the Input Tax that could be credited by the Taxable
Entrepreneur who performs certain business activity shall be
calculated based on the Input Tax crediting calculation guidelines.
(7b) Provision regarding on the business circulation as set forth in section
(7), certain business activity as set forth in section (7a), and Input Tax
crediting calculation guidelines as set forth in section (7) and section
(7a) shall be set with and/ or based on the Regulation of Finance
Minister.
(8) Crediting of Input Tax as set forth in section (2) could not be applied to
the output for:
a. acquisition of the Taxable Goods or the Taxable Service before
the entrepreneur is established as a Taxable Entrepreneur;
b. acquisition of the Taxable Goods or the Taxable Service of which
has no direct relationship with the business activity;
c. acquisition and maintenance of the vehicle in the form of sedan
and station wagon, except that they are merchandises or for
rented out;
d. utilization of the Intangible Taxable Goods or Taxable Services
from the outside of Customs Area before the entrepreneur is
established as a Taxable Entrepreneur;
e. omitted;
f. acquisition of the Taxable Goods or Taxable Services whose Tax
Invoice does not meet the provision as set forth in Article 13
section (5) and section (9) or does not include name, address,
Taxpayer Primary Number of the Taxable Goods buyer or the
acceptor of Taxable Services;
g. utilization of the Intangible Taxable Goods or Taxable Services
from the outside of Customs Area whose Tax Invoice does not
meet the provision as set forth in Article 13 section (6);
h. acquisition of the Taxable Goods or Taxable Service whose Input
Tax is invoiced using the issuance of tax assessment;
i. acquisition of the Taxable Goods or Taxable Services whose
Input Tax is not reported in the Tax Period Notification of Value
Added Tax of which is found in the examination;
j. acquisition of Taxable Goods other than capital goods or Taxable
Services before the entrepreneur is established as a Taxable
Entrepreneur as set forth in section (2a).
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(9)
(10)
(11)
(12)
(13)
(14)
Input Tax that can be credited, but it has not been credited with the
Output Tax in the same Tax Period, it can be credited in the next Tax
Period for no more than 3 (three) months after the end of the
concerned Tax Period as long as it has not been borne as the cost and
has not examined.
Omitted.
Omitted.
Omitted.
Provision regarding on the calculation and the return procedures of
Input Tax advantages as set forth in section (4a), section (4b), and
section (4c) shall be set with or based on the Regulation of Finance
Minister.
In the event that the forward of Taxable Goods is occurred in the
framework of merger, consolidation, expansion, disunite, and business
acquisition, the Input Tax of the Taxable Goods of which is forwarded
by the Taxable Entrepreneur who forwards, could be credited by the
Taxable Entrepreneur who receives the forward, as long as the Tax
Invoice is received after the forward is occurred and such Input Tax
have not been borne as the cost or capitalized.
12. Provision of Article 11 section (1) and explanation of section (2) are
amended, consequently it is read as follow:
Article 11
(1) Tax payable could be occurred at:
a. delivery of the Taxable Goods;
b. import of the Taxable Goods;
c. delivery of the Taxable Services;
d. utilization of the Intangible Taxable Goods from the outside of
Customs Area;
e. utilization of the Taxable Service from the outside of Customs Area;
f. export of the Tangible Taxable Tax;
g. export of the Intangible Taxable Tax; or
h. export of the Taxable Service.
(2) In the event that the payment is received before the delivery of Taxable
Goods or the delivery of Taxable Service or in the event that the payment
is made before the commencement of utilization of Taxable Goods or
Taxable Service from the outside of Customs Area, the time of payable
tax shall be at the payment.
(3) Omitted.
(4) Directorate General of Taxation could determine other time as the time of
payable tax in the event that the payable tax is difficult to be determined
or there is the change on provision that can lead to injustice.
(5) Omitted.
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13. Provision of Article 12 section (1), section (2), and section (4) are changed,
consequently it is read as follow:
Article 12
(1) Taxable Entrepreneur who performs delivery as set forth in Article 4
section (1) point a, point c, point f, point g, and/ or point h of which is
payable tax at the residence or the domicile or places at which the
business activity is made or places other than residence or domicile and/
or places at which the business activity is made, shall be set with the
Regulation of the Directorate General of Taxation.
(2) Upon written notification from the Taxable Entrepreneur, the Directorate
General of Taxation could establish 1 (one) or more place of payable tax.
(3) In case for import, payable tax shall be occurred at which the Taxable
Goods are inserted and collected through the Directorate General of
Customs.
(4) Individual or entity, who utilizes the Taxable Goods or Taxable Services
from outside of the Customs Area in the inside of the Customs Area as
set forth in Article 4 section (1) point d, and point e, shall be payable at
the residence or domicile and/ or place of business activity.
14. Provision Article 13 is changed, consequently it is read as follow:

Article 13
(1)
Taxable Entrepreneur shall be obliged to make Tax Invoice for each:

a. delivery of the Taxable Goods as set forth in Article 4 section (1)
point a or point f and/ or Article 16D;
b. delivery of the Taxable Services as set forth in Article 4 section (1)
point c;
c. export of the Intangible Taxable Goods as set forth in Article 4
section (1) point g; and/ or
d. export of the Taxable Services as set forth in Article 4 section (1)
point h.
(1.a) Tax Invoice as set forth in section (1) above should make:
a. at the delivery of the Taxable Goods and/ or at the delivery of the
Taxable Services;
b. at the acceptance of payment in the event that the payment is
occurred before the delivery of the Taxable Goods and/ or before
the delivery of the Taxable Services;
c. at the acceptance of the installment payment in the event that
there are partial delivery of work stages; or
d. at other occasion of which is set with or based on the Regulation of
Finance Minister.
(2) It is excluded from the provision as set forth in section (1), the Taxable
Entrepreneur could make 1 (one) Tax Invoice of which includes all
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(2a)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
(7)
(8)
(9)
delivery made to the buyer of Taxable Goods or the same acceptor of

the Taxable Services during 1 (one) calendar month.
Tax Invoice as set forth in section (2) above, should be made at no
more than end of the delivery month.
Omitted.
Omitted.
In the Tax Invoice should be included the description concerned with
the delivery of Taxable Goods and/ or the delivery of Taxable Service of
which at least includes:
a. name, address, Primary Number of Taxpayer of who deliver the
Taxable Goods or the acceptor of Taxable Services;
b. name, address, Primary Number of Taxpayer of the buyer of
Taxable Goods or the acceptor of Taxable Services;
c. type of goods or services, amount of Selling Price or
Replacement, and discount;
d. Value Added Tax collected;
e. Luxury Goods Selling Tax collected;
f. code, serial, and Tax Invoice creation date; an
g. name and signature of the person who is responsible to sign the
Tax Invoice.
Directorate General of Taxation could establish the certain document
of which its capacity can be equated with the Tax Invoice.
Omitted.
Further provision concerned with the creation procedures of Tax
Invoice, and correction or replacement procedures of Tax Invoice shall
be set with or based on the Regulation of the Finance Minister.
Tax Invoice should meet formal and material requirements.
15. Between Article 15 and Article 16 is inserted 1 (one) Article, namely Article
15A, consequently it is read as follow:
Article 15A
(1) The payment of Value Added Tax by the Taxable Entrepreneur, as set
forth in Article 9 section (3), should be performed at no more than the
end of next month after end of Tax Period and before the Notification
Letter of Tax Period is submitted.
(2) Notification Letter of Tax Period shall be submitted at no more than the
end of next month after Tax Period ended.
16. Provision Article 16B is changed, consequently it is read as follow:

Article 16B
(1) Payable tax is not collected partially or overall or excused from tax
imposition either for temporary or permanently:
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a. for the activity in certain area or certain places within the Customs
Area;
b. for the delivery of certain Taxable Goods or the delivery of certain
Taxable Services;
c. import of certain Taxable Goods;
d. for utilization of certain Intangible Taxable Goods from outside of
the Customs Area in the inside of Customs Area; and
e. for utilization of certain Taxable Services from outside of the
Customs Area in the inside of Customs Area.
shall be set with the Government Regulation.
(2) Input Tax, which is paid for the acquisition of the Taxable Goods and/ or
the Taxable Services of which on its delivery is not collected Value Added
Tax, could be credited.
(3) Input Tax, which is paid for the acquisition of the Taxable Goods and/ or
the Taxable Services of which its delivery is excused from the imposition
of Value Added Tax, could not be credited.
17. Provision Article 16D is changed, consequently it is read as follow:
Article 16D
The delivery of Taxable Goods in the form of assets that based on its
original purposes are not for sale by the Taxable Entrepreneur shall be
subject to Value Added Tax, unless for the delivery of assets whose Input
Tax could not be credited as set forth in Article 9 section (8) point b and
point c.
18. Between Article 16D and Article 17 is inserted 2 (two) Articles, namely
Article 16E and Article D, consequently it is read as follow:
Article 16D
(1) Value Added Tax and Luxury Goods Selling Tax, which have been paid
on the purchase of Taxable Goods of which takes out from the Customs
Area by individual foreign passport, could be reclaimed.
(2) Value Added Tax and Luxury Goods Selling Tax that could be reclaimed
as set forth in section (1) above should meet requirements as follow:
a. value of the Value Added Tax at least RP500.000, 00(five hundred
thousand rupiah) and could be adjusted with the Government
Regulation;
b. the purchase of Taxable Goods shall be made within 1 (one) month
before the departure to abroad; and
c. Tax Invoice meets the provision as set forth in Article 13 section
(5), except for column Primary Number of Taxpayer, address shall
be filled with Passport number, and full address of the country
issuing of the passport for the purchase to the individual foreign
passport holder who does not has Primary Number of Taxpayer.
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(3) The reclaim of Value Added Tax and Luxury Goods Selling Tax as set
forth in section (1) above shall be made when the individual foreign
passport holder leaves Indonesia and it is submitted to the Directorate
General of Taxation through office of the Directorate General of Taxation
in the airport of which is established by the Finance Minister.
(4) The document of which should be showed when reclaiming Value Added
Tax and Luxury Goods Selling Tax shall be as follow:
a. passport;
b. boarding pass for the departure of the individual as set forth in
section (1) above to the outside of Customs Area; and
c. Tax Invoice as set forth in section (2) point c.
(5) Provision regarding to the procedures of submission and the claim
settlement of Value Added Tax and Luxury Goods Selling Tax as set forth
in section (1) above, shall be set with or based on the Regulation of
Finance Minister.
Article 16F
Buyer of the Taxable Goods or the acceptor of Taxable Services shall be
jointly and severally liable on the tax payment, as long as could not show
the evidence that the tax has been paid.
Article II
This Law shall come into force since 1 April 2010.
For the public cognizance, it is ordered to promulgate this Law by placing
it in the State Gazette of the Republic of Indonesia.
Stipulated in Jakarta
on 15th October 2009
PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
Signed,
DR. H. SUSILO BAMBANG YUDHOYONO
Promulgated in Jakarta
on 15th October 2010
MINISTER OF JUSTICE AND HUMAN
RIGHT OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
Signed,
ANDI MATALATA
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STATE GAZETTE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA YEAR 2009 NUMBER

150
Copy as the Original version

THE MINISTRY OF STATE
SECRETARIAT OF THE REPUBLIC
OF INDONESIA
Assistant to the Deputy of Statutory
Legislation,
Department of Economy
Signed and stamped
SETIO SAPTO NUGROHO
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THE EXPLANATION OF
LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
NUMBER 42 YEAR 2009
ON
THE THIRD AMANDMENT OF LAW NUMBER 8 YEAR 1983
ON THE VALUE ADDED TAX OF GOODS AND SERVICES AND TAX OF
LUXURY GOODS SALE
I.
GENERAL
Value Added Tax is the tax on the consumption of goods and services in the
Customs Area of which is imposed gradually in each canal of production and
distribution. The imposition of Value Added Tax is extremely affected by the
development of business transaction and the pattern of public consumption
of which is as the object of value Added Tax. The economic development of
which is very dynamic either in national, regional, and international level
continues to create the new business transaction patterns. For example, in
the field of service, lot of new services has arisen or as the modification from
the previous services whose imposition of the Value Added Tax has not been
set in the Law of Value Added Tax.
In order to respond such rapid changes, it is required to reform and to
improve Law on Value Added Tax. The reform of tax consumption system
has been made in 1983 through the issuance of Law Number 8 Year 1983 on
the Value Added Tax and Luxury Good Selling Tax. Measures of reformation
and improvement is implemented consistently in 1994 through the issuance
of Law Number 11 Year 1994 and lastly in 2000 through the issuance Law
Number 18 Year 2000.
Amendment of Law on Value Added Tax aims as follow:
1. To improve the legal certainty and justice for the imposition Value
Added Tax.
The growth of business transaction, particularly in the sector of
service, has created new type and pattern of which requires to be
further confirmed of its imposition in the Law on Value Added Tax.
2. To simplify the Value Added Tax system
The simplification of Value Added Tax system is implemented through
changing and improving provisions in the Law on Value Added Tax of
which make the Taxpayers difficult in the framework to implement
their right and obligation in taxation.
3. To reduce compliance cost.
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The simplification of Value Added Tax system is also expected could

reduce the cost, either administrative cost for the Taxpayers in the
framework of implementation of their right and obligation or
supervision cost of which is incurred by the Government in the for
supervising the Taxpayers compliance.
4. Improving the Taxpayers compliance
The achievement of such objectives is expected can improve the level of
Taxpayers voluntary compliance. The high level of voluntary
compliance is expected can improve the tax revenue of which is
reflected through the increase of tax ratio.
5. It does not interfere to the revenue of Value Added Tax.
Other than objectives mentioned above, function of tax as the source
of state revenue remains a consideration.
6. Reducing distortion and the improvement of economic activity.
II.
ARTICLE BY ARTICLE
Article I
Number 1
Article 1
Self-explanatory
Number 2
Article 1A
Section (1)
Point a
Agreement means including sale, exchange,
purchase in installment, or other agreement that
results the delivery of goods entitlement.
Point b
Delivery of the Taxable Goods could be occurred
through hire-purchase agreement and/ or
leasing agreement.
Delivery of the Taxable Goods due to leasing
agreement means the delivery of Taxable Goods
of which is caused by leasing agreement with
option right.
In the event that delivery of the Taxable Goods
by the Taxable Entrepreneur is implemented in
the framework of leasing agreement with option
right, the Taxable Goods shall be deemed to be
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directly delivered by the supplier Taxable

Entrepreneur to the party who need such goods
(lessee).
Point c
Broker means the individual or entity that
during their business activity or their work with
their own name performs agreement on behalf of
and for dependents others for a certain wage or
benefit, for example commission.
Auctioneer shall be the government auctioneer
or the auctioneer who are appointed by the
government.
Point d
Self utilization means the utilization for the
interest of the entrepreneur itself, its officials, or
its employees, either for the own produced goods
or goods produced by others.
Complementary provision means the provision
made without payment, either for the own
produced goods or goods produced by others, for
example promotion stuff for the relatives and
buyers.
Point e
Taxable Goods in the form of stock and/ or
assets of which based its original purpose is not
for sale, which is remaining at the dissolution of
the company, shall be deemed as self utilization
so that it is deemed as the delivery of Taxable
Goods.
It is excluded from the provision mentioned this
point e is the delivery as set forth in Article 1A
section (2) point e.
Point f
In the event that a company has more than 1
(one) place of payable tax, either as head office or
as branch office of the company, the delivery of
Taxable Goods inter-places shall be the delivery
of Taxable Goods.
Head office means residence or domicile of the
business.
Branch office means the business location,
representative office, marketing unit, and the
equivalent business places.
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Point g
In the event that the delivery in consignment, the
Value Added Tax of which has been paid when
the Taxable Goods in question is delivered to be
paid, could be credited with the Output Tax at
the Tax Period at which the delivery of the
deposited Taxable Goods is occurred.
On the contrary, in the event that such deposited
Taxable Goods are not sold and it is decided to
be returned to the owner of the Taxable Goods,
such entrepreneur who receives the deposit
could use the provision on returns of the Taxable
Goods as set forth in Article 5A herein.
Section (2)
Point a
Broker shall be those who are mentioned in the
Book Trade Justice Act, which is broker who is
appointed by the President or by the officials of
which is declared by the President that they are
authorized for those matters. They run their
business through performing the work for a wage
or certain provision, on the mandate and on
behalf of the others that there is no employment
relationship.
Point b
Self-explanatory
Point c
In the event that an entrepreneur has more than
1 (one) business activity locations, either as head
office or as branch office, and such entrepreneur
has proposed in written to the Directorate
General of Taxation, the delivery of Taxable
Goods from one place to another (from head
office to branch office or otherwise or interbranch offices) shall be not considered as the
delivery of Taxable Goods, except for the delivery
of Taxable Goods inter-places of payable tax.
Point d
Business disunites, means the separation of
business as set forth in the Law of which
regulates the limited liability.
Point e
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The Taxable Goods in the form of assets, which

based on its original purpose are not for sale of
which remains at the dissolution of the company,
which its Input Tax on its acquisition could be
credited due to its not direct relationship to the
business activity as set forth in Article 9 section
(8) point b and/ or assets in the form of sedan
and station wagon whose its Input Tax on its
acquisition could not be credited as set forth in
Article 9 section (8) point c, shall be not included
into the definition of the delivery of Taxable
Goods.
Number 3
Article 3A
Section (1)
Entrepreneur who performs delivery of the Taxable
Goods and/ or the delivery of Taxable Service in the
inside of Customs Area and/ or who performs export
of the Tangible Taxable Goods, export of the Taxable
Service, and/ or export of Intangible Taxable Goods,
shall be obliged:
a. to report their business activity to be
established as the Taxable Entrepreneur;
b. to collect payable tax;
c. to deposit the Value Added Tax that still have to
pay in the event that the Output Tax is bigger
than the Input Tax that could be credited as
well to deposit the Luxury Goods Selling Tax
payable; and
d. to report the calculation of tax.
Obligation mentioned above shall be excluded for
small entrepreneur whose limitation is stipulated by
the Finance Minister.
Section (1a)
Self-explanatory
Section (2)
Small entrepreneur could choose to be established as
a Taxable Entrepreneur. In the event that such small
entrepreneur chooses to be established as a Taxable
Entrepreneur, this Law shall be fully applicable for
the small entrepreneur in question.
Section (3)
The payable Value Added Tax on the utilization of
Intangible Taxable Goods and/ or for the utilization of
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Taxable Service from outside of the Customs Area

shall be collected from the individual or entity who
utilizes such Intangible Taxable Goods or Taxable
Services.
Number 4
Article 4
Section (1)
Point a
Entrepreneur who performs the delivery activity
of Taxable Goods of which includes either those
who have been established as Taxable
Entrepreneur as set forth in Article 3A section
(1) or those who are supposed to be established
as Taxable Entrepreneur, but they have not
been established.
The delivery of taxable goods should meet
requirements as follow:
a. the delivered tangible goods shall be the
Taxable Goods;
b. the delivered intangible goods shall be the
Intangible Taxable Goods;
c. the delivery shall be made inside of the
Customs Area; and
d. the delivery shall be made in the
framework of business or work.
Point b
The tax shall also be collected when the import
of the Taxable Goods. The collection shall be
performed by the Directorate General of
Customs.
On the contrast to the delivery of Taxable Goods
as set forth in point a, anyone who inserts the
Taxable Goods into the Customs Area,
regardless such action is made in the
framework with his/ her business activity or
his/ her work or not, it shall remain be taxed.
Point c
The entrepreneur who performs the delivery of
Taxable Services of which includes either the
Taxable Entrepreneur as set forth in Article 3A
section (1) or the entrepreneur who should be
established as the Taxable Entrepreneur, but
he/ she has not been established as the
Taxable Entrepreneur.
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The delivery of services tax payable should meet

requirements as follow:
a. the delivered services shall be the Taxable
Services;
b. the delivery is performed in the inside of
Customs Area; and
c. the delivery is performed in the
framework of business activity or work.
In this matter, the utilization of the Taxable
Service
for
the
self-interest
and/
or
complementary Taxable Service shall be
included to the definition of the delivery of
Taxable Services.
Point d
In order to provide the equal treatment of tax
with the import of Taxable Goods, upon the
Intangible Taxable Goods of which comes from
outside of the Customs Area that is utilized by
anyone in the inside of the Customs Area shall
also be subject to Value Added Tax.
Example:
Entrepreneur A whose domicile is in Jakarta,
he acquires rights to use a brand of which is
possessed by Entrepreneur B whose domicile is
in Hongkong. Due to the utilization of such
brand by Entrepreneur A in the inside of
Customs Area shall payable Value Added Tax.
Point e
Any service, which originates from outside of
the Customs Area that is utilized by anyone in
the inside of the Customs Area, shall be subject
to Value Added Tax.
For example, Taxable Entrepreneur A in
Surabaya utilizes the Taxable Service of the
Entrepreneur B whose domicile is in Singapore.
Upon such utilization of the Taxable Service
shall payable the Value Added Tax.
Point f
In contrast with the entrepreneur who performs
activity as set forth in point a and/ or point c,
the entrepreneur who performs export of
Taxable Goods only the entrepreneur who has
been
established
to
be
the
Taxable
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Entrepreneur as set forth in Article 3A section

(1).
Point g
As to the activity of the export of Tangible
Taxable Goods, the entrepreneur who performs
export of Intangible Taxable Goods shall only
those who have been established as the Taxable
Entrepreneur as set forth in Section 3A section
(1).
Intangible Taxable Goods shall mean as
follow:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
utilization or right to utilize the copyright

in the field of literature, art, or scientific
work, patent, design, or model, plan,
formula or confidential process, trade
mark, or intellectual/ industrial properties
or other equal rights;
utilization
or
right
to
utilize
the
equipment/ industrial, commercial, or
scientific tool;
provision of knowhow or information in
the field of science, engineering, industry,
or commerce;
provision of additional or supplement
assistance regarding to the utilization or
right to utilizes the rights mentioned in
number 1 above, utilization or right to
utilizes equipment/ tool as mentioned in
number 2 above, or the provision of
knowhow or information as mentioned in
number 3 above, in the form of:
a) reception or right to receive images
or audio recording or both, which is
transmitted through satellite, cable,
optic fiber, or the equal technology;
b) reception or right to receive images
or audio recording or both for
television
program,
which
is
broadcasted through satellite, cable,
optic fiber, or the equal technology;
and
c) utilization or right to utilize the
partial or overall communication of
radio spectrum.
utilization or right to utilize motion picture
films or video tape for television program,
or audio tape for radio program; and
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6.
overall or partial waiver concerned with the

utilization or the provision of rights of
intellectual/ industrial property or other
rights as mentioned above.
Point h
The delivery of Taxable Service from the inside of
Customs Area to outside of the Customs Area by
the Taxable Entrepreneur who produces and
performs export of the Taxable Goods based on
demand or request with the material and based
on the direction of the buyer of the outside of
Customs Area, shall be included into the
definition of export of Taxable Service.
Section (2)
Self-explanatory
Number 5
Article 4A
Section (1)
Self-explanatory
Section (2)
Point a
Mining and drilling products of which are
directly taken from their sources include:
a. Crude oil;
b. Natural gas, excluded natural gas such
as LPG of which is directly ready for
consumption by the public;
c. geo thermal;
d. asbestos, slate, half gem stone, limestone,
pumice stone, gem stone, bentonite,
dolomite,
feldspar,
halite,
granite/
andesite, gypsum, calcite, kaolin, leusit,
magnesit, mica, marble, nitrate, opsidien,
ocher, sand and gravel, quartz sand,
perlite, phosphate, talk, fuller soil,
diatomaceous soil, clay, alum, tras,
yasorif, zeolite, basalt, and trakitt;
e. coal before it is processed into coal
briquette; and
f. iron ore, gold ore, lead ore, copper ore,
nickel ore, silver ore, and bauxite ore.
Point b
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Staple goods of which is most required by the

public includes:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
f.
g.
h.
i.
j.
k.
rice;
rice grain;
corn;
sago;
soy;
salt, either iodized salt or non-iodized
salt;
meat, which is fresh meat that is without
being processed, but it have passed the
processes such as being slaughtered,
skinned, cut, chilled, frozen, packaged or
unpackaged, salted, limed, preserved by
other means and/ or boiled;
egg, which is egg that is not processed,
including cleaned, salted, and packaged
egg;
milk, which is dairy cow that has been
passed the processes such as being
heated or cooled, not sugar added
contained or other materials and/ or
packaged or unpackaged;
fruits, which are fresh fruits that are
picked and has been passed the
processes such as being washed, sorted,
peeled, sliced, graded, and/ or packaged
or unpackaged; and
vegetable, which is fresh vegetable that is
picked, washed, drained and/ or stored in
low temperature, including chopped
vegetables.
Point c
This provision shall be intended to avoid the
imposition of double taxed because it has
included Local Tax.
Point d
Self-explanatory
Section (3)
Point a
Medical Services include:
1. GP (General Practitioners) , specialist, and
dentist services;
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2. veterinarian services;
3. medical
expert
services,
such
as
acupuncturist, nutritionist, dental, and
physiotherapist;
4. midwife
and
TBA
(traditional
birth
attendance) services;
5. paramedic and nurse services;
6. hospital, maternity home, medical clinic,
medical laboratory, and sanatorium;
7. psychologist and psychiatrist services; and
8. alternative traditional medicine, including of
which is served by the paranormal.
Point b
Social services include:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
orphanages and nursing house services;

fire fighter services;
first aid services;
rehabilitation services;
services for the provision of funeral home or
burial services, including crematorium; and
6. services in the field of sport, excluding for
commercial purposes.
Point c
Courier service with stamp includes courier
service using stamp paste and using other
means to substitute stamp paste.
Point d
Financial services include:
1. fund gathering from the public includes
currents account, time deposit, certificate of
deposit, saving, and or any other equal
forms;
2. placing or lending the fund to the other
parties using letter, communication devices,
as well using sight draft, cheque, or other
means;
3. finance services, including the finance
based on the principles of sharia, such as:
a. lease with option;
b. debt factoring;
c. business of credit card; and/ or
d. consumer financing.
4. loan distributing services, including legal
basis of lien, including sharia and fiduciary
lien; and
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5. underwriting services.
Point e
Insurance service means assurance services that
include loss insurance, life insurance, and
reinsurance of which is implemented by
insurance company to the policyholders,
excluding supporting service of insurance such
as insurance agent, assessor of loss insurance,
and insurance consultant.
Point f
Religious services include:
1.
2.
3.
4.
house of worship services;

sermons and religious services;
religious activity organizer services; and
other religious activity services
Point g
Education services include:
1. service on the provision of school education
such as the provision of general education,
vocational education, inclusive education,
service education, academic education, and
professional education; and
2. out of school education service.
Point h
Art and entertainment services include all types
of service that performed by the artist and
entertainer.
Point i
Non-advertisement broadcasting service includes
radio and television broadcasting of which are
performed by the government or private
institution of which is non-advertisement
program and of which is not supported by the
sponsor for commercial purposes.
Point j
Self-explanatory
Point k
Employment services include:
1. labor services;
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2. labor supply services as long as the labor

supplier is not responsible on the working
result of such labor; and
3. training services for the labor.
Point l
Hospitality services include:
1. room
rental
services,
including
its
supplement services in hotel, inn, motel,
hostel, as well any facilities of which is
related with hospitality activity for the guest
who stays; and
2. space rental service for the purpose of the
events or meeting in hotel, restaurant, inn,
motel, and hostel.
Point m
Services of which are provided by the
Government
in
the
framework
of
the
implementation of general administration include
services of which are provided by the government
institutions,
such
as
the
provision
of
construction permits (IMB), trade license (SIUP),
Taxpayer Primary Number (NPWP), and Identity
Card (KTP).
Point n
Parking services means service of which provides
parking space that is performed by the owner of
parking spaces and/ or the entrepreneur to be
provided for the user of parking service with
charge.
Point o
Public telephone service that uses coins mean
public telephone services using coins of which
are organized by the government owned or
private company.
Point p
Self-explanatory
Point q
Self-explanatory
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Number 6
Article 5
Section (1)
Upon the delivery of Taxable Goods of which are
categorized as luxury goods or imported Taxable Goods
of which are categorized as luxury goods, shall also be
subject to the Luxury Goods Selling Tax
in
consideration that:
a. the balance in the tax imposition on the low income
community and high income community is
required;
b. control on the consumption pattern of the Taxable
Goods of which are categorized as luxury goods is
required;
c. protection against small or traditional producers
are required;
d. securing the state revenue is required.
Luxury Taxable Goods mean:
1. goods of which are non-staple goods;
2. goods of which are consumed by certain group of
community;
3. goods of which are generally consumed by the high
income community; and/ or
4. goods of which are consumed to show the status.
The imposition of Luxury Goods Selling Tax towards
the Luxury Taxable Goods is regardless person or
entity who imports such Taxable Goods as well
regardless is it the import performed continuously or
just only one time.
In addition, the imposition of Luxury Goods Selling Tax
towards the Luxury Taxable Goods is regardless does a
part of the Luxury Taxable Goods has been imposed or
has not been imposed the Luxury Goods Selling Tax on
the previous transaction.
In this Article, matters of which are included into the
definition of produce are:
a. assembling, is combining the spare parts of a stuff
to be a intermediate stuff or finished stuff, such as
assembly for vehicle, electronic stuff, and home
furnishings;
b. cooking, is processing stuff through heating, either
mixing with other materials or not;
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c. mixing, is uniting two or more materials

(ingredient) to produce one or more stuff;
d. packing, is placing a stuff into a stuff in order to
protect it from the damage and/ or to increase its
marketable; and
e. bottling, is inserting beverages or liquid into the
bottle of which is closed in certain means.
as well other activities of which can be equate with
such mentioned activities or ordering individual or
entity to perform such activities.
Section (2)
The general definition of Input Tax shall only be
applicable for the Value Added Tax and shall not be
recognized for the Luxury Goods Selling Tax. Therefore,
the paid Luxury Good Selling Tax could not be credited
to the payable Luxury Goods Selling Tax.
Therefore, the principle of imposition shall only in 1
(one) time, which is:
a. the delivery from the manufacturer or producer of
the Taxable Goods of which are categorized as
luxury goods; and
b. import of the Taxable Goods of which are
categorized as luxury goods.
At the next level of delivery shall not be subject to
Luxury Goods Selling Tax.
Number 7
Article 5A
Section (1)
In the event that the delivered Taxable Goods are
returned (return) by the buyer, the Value Added Tax
and Luxury Goods Selling Tax of the returned Taxable
Goods reduces the Input Tax and payable Luxury
Goods Selling Tax by the Taxable seller Entrepreneur
and reduces:
a. Input Tax of the Taxable buyer Entrepreneur, in
the event that the Input Tax of the returned
Taxable Goods has been credited;
b. cost or assets for the Taxable buyer Entrepreneur,
in the event that the Input Tax of the returned
Taxable Goods has not been credited and has been
borne as expense or has been added (capitalized) in
the acquisition price of such assets; or
c. cost or assets for the buyers who are not the
Taxable Entrepreneur, in the event that such
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returned Taxable Goods has been borne as expense

or has been added (capitalized) in the acquisition
price of such assets.
Section (2)
The cancelled Taxable Service means overall or
partial cancellation of right or facility or easiness by
the acceptor party of Taxable Service.
In the event that the delivered Taxable Service is
cancelled, either overall or partial by the acceptor of
the Taxable Service, Value Added Tax of such cancelled
Taxable Service reduces the payable Input Tax by the
Taxable Entrepreneur who provides the Taxable
Service and reduces:
a. Input Tax of the Taxable Entrepreneur who accepts
the Taxable Service, in the event that the Input Tax
of the cancelled Taxable Service has been credited;
b. cost or assets of the Taxable Entrepreneur who
accepts the Taxable Service, in the event that the
Value Added Tax of the cancelled Taxable Service
has been borne as expense or has been added
(capitalized) in the acquisition price of such assets;
or
c. cost or assets for the acceptor of the Taxable
Service who are not a Taxable Entrepreneur in the
event that the Value Added Tax of the cancelled
Taxable Service has been borne as expense or has
been added (capitalized) in the acquisition price of
such assets.
Section (3)
Self-explanatory
Number 8
Article 7
Section (1)
Self-explanatory
Section (2)
Value Added Tax shall be tax imposed on the
consumption of the Taxable Goods in the inside of the
Customs Area. Therefore:
a. the exported Intangible Taxable Goods;
b. Intangible Taxable Goods of which are utilized in
the outside of Customs Area;
c. the imported Taxable Service includes the Taxable
Service who is delivered by the Taxable
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Entrepreneur who produces and performs the

export of the Taxable Goods on the order basis or
request with the material and direction from the
buyer from outside of Customs Area.
shall be subject to 10% (ten percent) Value Added Tax.
The imposition of 10% (ten percent) Value Added Tax
does not mean that it is free from the imposition of
Value Added Tax. Therefore, the Input Tax of which
has been paid for the acquisition of the Taxable Goods
and/ or the Taxable Service of which is related to such
activity could be credited.
Section (3)
Based on the consideration of economic development
and/ or the increase of fund for the development, the
Government shall be authorized to increase the tariff of
Value Added Tax becomes at least 5% (five percent)
and the highest tariff at 15% (fifteen percent) with
maintaining to apply single tariff. The change of tariff
as set forth herein shall be proposed by the
Government to the House of Representative in the
framework of session and arrangement of the Draft of
State Revenue and Expenditure Budget.
Number 9
Article 8
Section (1)
The tariff of Luxury Goods Selling Tax could be
stipulated into several groups of tariff, which is the
lowest tariff is 10% (ten percent) and the highest tariff
is 200% (two hundred percent). The difference on the
stipulation of groups of tariff shall be based on the
grouping of the Taxable Goods of which are categorized
as luxury goods of which is subject to the Luxury
Goods Selling Tax as set forth in Article 5 section (1).
Section (2)
The Luxury Goods Selling Tax shall be the tax of which
is imposed to the Taxable Goods of which are
categorized as luxury goods in the inside of Customs
Area. Therefore, the Taxable Goods of which are
categorized as luxury goods that are exported or
consumed in the outside of Customs Area shall be
subject to Luxury Goods Selling Tax with the tariff as
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much as 0% (zero percent). The Luxury Goods Selling

Tax of which has been paid upon the acquisition of the
goods of which are categorized as luxury goods of
which are exported could be claimed.
Section (3)
Refers to the consideration as set forth in the
explanation of Article 5 section (1), the grouping of the
goods of which are subject to the Luxury Goods Selling
Tax particularly based on the level of capability group
of the community who use such goods, also based on
the use of value for the community in general. In
connection with that matter, the high tariff shall be
imposed to the goods that are consumed only by those
who are the high-income community. In connection
with the goods of which are consumed by community
in general, the applied tariff shall be the low tariff. The
grouping of goods of which are subject to the Luxury
Goods Selling Tax is implemented after consulting with
the instrument of the House of Representative in the
field of economy.
Section (4)
Self-explanatory
Number 10
Article 8A
Section (1)
This section regulates the calculation methods of the
payable Value Added Tax. For detail, here below are
provided the examples of calculation methods:
Examples:
a. Taxable Entrepreneur A sells in cash a Taxable
Goods with the Selling Price Rp25.000.000, 00
The payable Value Added Tax shall be = 10% x
Rp25.000.000, 00 = Rp2.500.000, 00
Value Added tax as much as Rp2.500.00, 00 shall
be the Input Tax of which is collected by the
Taxable Entrepreneur A.
b. Taxable Entrepreneur B performs the delivery of
Taxable
Service
with
obtains
Replacement
Rp20.000.000, 00
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Rp20.000.000, 00 = Rp2.000.000, 00
Value Added Tax as much as Rp2.000.00, 00 shall
be the Input Tax of which is collected by the
Taxable Entrepreneur B.
c. Someone imports a Taxable Goods from outside of
the Customs Area whose Import Value is
Rp15.000.000, 00
Value Added Tax of which is collected through the
Directorate General of Customs shall be = 10% x
Rp15.000.000, 00 = Rp1.500.000, 00
d. Taxable Entrepreneur D performs export the
Taxable Goods with Export Value Rp10.000.000,
00
Rp10.000.000, 00 = Rp0, 00
Section (2)
Tax imposition basis in the form of other values shall
be set with or based on the Regulation of Finance
Minister just only to assure sense of fairness in the
matters as follow:
a. Selling Price, Replacement Value, Import Value,
and Export Value are difficult to be determined;
and/ or
b. the delivery of the Taxable Goods of which are
required by the public.
Number 11
Article 9
Section (1)
Self-explanatory
Section (2)
The buyer of Taxable Goods, the acceptor of Taxable
Service, importer of Taxable Goods, party who utilizes
the Intangible Taxable Goods from outside of the
Customs Area, or the party who utilizes the Taxable
Services from outside of the Customs Area shall be
obliged to pay Value Added Tax and obtain tax
collection evidence. The Value Added Tax of which
should be paid, is the Input Tax for the buyer of
Taxable Goods, the acceptor of Taxable Service,
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importer of Taxable Goods, party who utilizes the

Intangible Taxable Goods from outside of the Customs
Area, or the party who utilizes the Taxable Services
from outside of the Customs Area of which is the
Taxable Entrepreneur.
Such Input Tax that is obliged to be paid by the
Taxable Entrepreneur could be credited with the
Output Tax that is collected in the same Tax Period.
Section (2a)
It is essentially that the Input Tax is credited with the
Output Tax in the same Tax Period. But, for the
Taxable Entrepreneur who has not produced, the Input
Tax upon the acquisition and/ or import of capital
goods shall be allowed to be credited as set forth in
Article 9 section (2), unless the Input Tax as set forth
in Article 9 section (8).
Section (2b)
For the purpose of the credit of Input Tax, the Taxable
Entrepreneur shall utilize the Tax Invoice of which
meets the provision as set forth in Article 13 section
(5).
In addition, the Input Tax that has been credited
should also meet the formal correctness and material
requirement as set forth in Article 13 section (9).
Section (3)
Self-explanatory
Section (4)
The Input Tax of which is referred to in this section
shall be the Input Tax that could be credited.
Within a Tax Period there is an Input Tax of which is
bigger than Output Tax. The excess of such Input Tax
could be reclaimed at the Tax Period in question, but it
is compensated to the next Tax Period.
Example:
Tax Period May 2010
Output Tax
Rp2.000.000, 00
Creditable Input Tax
Rp4.000.000, 00
Tax overpayment
Rp2.500.000, 00
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Such Tax Overpayment shall be compensated to the

Tax Period of June 2010
Tax Period June 2010
Output Tax
Rp3.000.000, 00
Creditable Input Tax
Rp2.000.000, 00
------------------(-)
Tax underpayment
Tax Overpayment
Period May 2010
from
Rp1.000.000, 00
Rp2.500.000, 00
Tax
------------------(-)
Tax Overpayment of the Tax
Period June 2010
=
Rp1.500.000, 00
Such Tax Overpayment shall be compensated to the

Tax Period July 2010.
Section (4a)
The excess of the Input Tax within a Tax Period of
which is in accordance with the provision of section (4)
is compensated to the next Tax Period. However, in the
event that such excess of Input Tax is occurred in the
end of accounting year, such excess of Input Tax could
be proposed for restitution.
Tax Period at which the Taxable Entrepreneur
performs dissolution of the business shall be included
into the definition of the end of accounting year.
Section (4b)
Self-explanatory
Section (4c)
Self-explanatory
Section (4d)
Self-explanatory
Section (4e)
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In order to reduce the misuse of provision of the

easiness in acceleration of the excess tax refund, the
Directorate General of Taxation performs examination
after providing the initial excess tax return.
Section (4f)
In the event that the Directorate General of Taxation,
after performing examination issues the Assessment of
Tax Underpayment, the increases penalty as set forth
in Article 17C section (5) Law Number 6 Year 1983 on
the General Provision and Taxation Procedures and its
Amendment shall not be applied although at the
previous step has been issued the Decree of the Initial
Excess Tax Return. On the contrary, the applied
administrative penalty shall be interest as much as 2%
(two percent) per month for no more than 24 (twentyfour) months as set forth in Article 13 section (2) Law
Number 6 Year 1983 General Provision and Taxation
Procedures and its Amendment.
In the event that during the examination is found the
indication of tax crime, this provision shall not be
applicable.
Section (5)
In this section, the delivery of which is payable tax
means the delivery of goods or services of which under
this law is subject to the Value Added Tax.
The delivery of which is non-payable tax means the
delivery of goods or services of which is not subject to
the Value Added Tax as set forth in Article 14A and of
which is excused from the imposition of the Value
Added Tax as set forth in Article 16B.
During a Tax Period, a Taxable Entrepreneur performs
the delivery of which is payable tax and the delivery of
which is non-payable tax, shall only credit the Input
Tax of which is concerned with the delivery of which is
payable tax. The part of delivery of which is payable tax
should be recognized clearly from the accounting of
such Taxable Entrepreneur.
Example:
A Taxable Entrepreneur performs several deliveries,
namely:
a. the delivery of which is payable
Rp25.000.000, 00
the Output Tax = Rp2.500.000, 00
tax
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b. the delivery of which

Rp5.000.000, 00
the Output Tax = None
is
non-payable
tax
c. the delivery of which is excused from the imposition

of the Value Added Tax = Rp5.000.000, 00
the Output Tax = None
The Input Tax of which should be paid on the
acquisition:
a. Taxable Goods and Taxable Service that concerned
with the delivery of which is payable tax =
Rp1.500.000, 00
b. Taxable Goods and Taxable Service that concerned
with the delivery of which is not subject to the
Value Added Tax = Rp300.000, 00
c. Taxable Goods and Taxable Service that concerned
with the delivery of which is excused from the
imposition of the Value Added Tax = Rp500.000, 00
Based on this provision, the Input Tax of which can be
credited with the Output Tax as much as Rp2.500.000,
00 is only Rp1.500.000, 00.
Section (6)
In the event that the Input Tax for the delivery of
payable tax could not be recognized clearly, the credit
method shall be calculated based on the guidelines of
which is set with the Regulation of Finance Minister. It
is intended to provide the easiness and certainty to the
Taxable Entrepreneurs.
Example;
A Taxable Entrepreneur performs 2 (two) types of
delivery, namely:
a. the delivery of which is payable tax
=
Rp35.000.000, 00
the Output Tax = Rp3.500.000, 00
b. the delivery of which
Rp15.000.000, 00
the Output Tax = none
is
non-payable
tax
The Input Tax that should to be paid on the acquisition

of the Taxable Goods and Taxable Services in
connection with overall delivery sum of Rp2.500.000,
00, otherwise the Input Tax in connection with the
delivery of which is payable tax could not be recognized
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clearly. The Input Tax sum of Rp2.500.000, 00 cannot

overall be credited with the Output Tax sum of
Rp3.500.000, 00. Amount of the Input Tax of which
can be credited shall be calculated based on the
guidelines of which is set with the Regulation of
Finance Minister.
Section (6a)
In order the Input Tax can be credited, the Input Tax
on the release of Import and/ or the acquisition of
capital goods should also meet the requirement that
such release should have connection with the delivery
of which is payable Value Added Tax.
In the event that the Taxable Entrepreneur experiences
failure in production, there is not delivery of which is
payable tax as result there is not the Input Tax here.
Therefore, as the consequence, the Input Tax on import
and/ or the acquisition of capital goods of which has
been returned should be repaid.
Section (6b)
Self-explanatory
Section (7)
For the purpose of simplifying the calculation of the
deposited Value Added Tax, the Taxable Entrepreneur
whose business circulation within 1 (one) year does not
exceed a certain amount, could calculate the amount
of Input Tax that can be credited using the credit
calculation guidelines of Input Tax.
Section (7a)
In order to provide the easiness in calculating the
Value Added Tax that should be deposited, the Taxable
Entrepreneur who performs certain business activity
calculates the amount of Input Tax of which is credited
using credit calculation guidelines of Input Tax.
Section (7b)
Self-explanatory
Section (8)
The Input Tax can be credited with the Output Tax.
However, for the expense of which is intended in this
section, its Input Tax cannot be credited.
Point a
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This provision provides legal entity that the

Input Tax of which is acquired before the
entrepreneur is established as the Taxable
Entrepreneur cannot be credited.
Example:
Entrepreneur A reports his business to be
established as a Taxable Entrepreneur at 19
April 2010. The establishment as the Taxable
Entrepreneur is granted at 20 April 2010 and
shall be apply retroactively since 19 April 2010.
The Input Tax of which is acquired before 19
April 2010 cannot be credited under this
provision.
Point b
Expense of which has direct relationship with
the business activity shall be expenditure for
production,
distribution,
marketing,
and
management activity. This provision shall be
applicable for all types of business. In order can
be credited, the Input Tax shall also meet the
requirement that such expense also in
connection with the delivery of which is payable
Value Added Tax. Therefore, although an
expense has meet the requirement on the
existence of direct relationship with the
business activity, there is a possibility that the
Input Tax cannot be credited, which is in the
event that such expense have not relationship
with the delivery of payable Value Added Tax.
Point c
Self-explanatory
Point d
This provision provides legal certainty that the
Input Tax, which is acquired before an
entrepreneur is established as a Taxable
Entrepreneur, cannot be credited.
Example:
Entrepreneur A reports his business to be
established as a Taxable Entrepreneur at 19
April 2010. The establishment as the Taxable
Entrepreneur is granted at 20 April 2010 and
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shall be apply retroactively since 19 April 2010.

The Input Tax on the utilization of Taxable
Goods or Taxable Services of which is acquired
before 19 April 2010 cannot be credited under
this provision.
Point e
Self-explanatory
Point f
Self-explanatory
Point g
Self-explanatory
Point h
In certain condition can be occurred that the
Taxable Entrepreneur just paying for the
payable Value Added Tax on the acquisition or
the utilization of the Taxable Goods or the
Taxable Services after the Tax Assessment is
issued.
Value Added Tax of which is paid due to the Tax
Assessment shall not the Input Tax that can be
credited.
Point i
In accordance with the system of self
assessment, the Taxable Entrepreneur could
report all business activities in the Notification
Letter of the Period of Value Added Tax. In
addition, the Taxable Entrepreneur is also
granted to make correction on the Notification
Letter of the Period of Value Added Tax so that
it is appropriately that the Input Tax of which is
not reported in the Notification Letter of the
Period of Value Added Tax cannot be credited.
Example:
It is reported in the Notification Letter of the
Period of Value Added Tax:
Output Tax = Rp10.000.000, 00
Input Tax = Rp8.000.000, 00
From the result of examination, it is found that:
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Output Tax = Rp15.000.000, 00

Input Tax = Rp11.000.000, 00
In this matter, the Input Tax that can be
credited is not Rp11.000.000, 00 but
Rp8.000.000, 00 of which is in accordance with
the report in the Notification Letter of the Period
of Value Added Tax.
Therefore, calculation of the examination result
shall be as follow:
Output Tax
= Rp15.000.000, 00
Input Tax
= Rp8.000.000, 00
---------------------- (-)
Underpayment
in
accordance with the
examination result
= Rp7.000.000, 00
Underpayment
in
accordance with the
Notification Letter
= Rp2.000.000, 00
----------------------- (-)
Underpayment
= Rp5.000.000, 00
Point j
Self-explanatory
Section (9)
This provision is possibly that the Taxable
Entrepreneur can credit the Input Tax and the Output
Tax within the different Tax Period, which is caused,
such as Tax Invoice is received lately. The credit of
Input Tax from the different Tax Period shall only be
allowed at the next Tax Period at no more than 3
(three) months after the end of the concerned Tax
Period. In the event that such period has exceeded, the
credit of Input Tax can be performed through the
correction of the Notification Letter of the Period of
Value Added Tax in question. Both methods of credit
shall only be applied in the event that the Input Tax in
question have not been borne as the cost or not be
added (capitalized) to the acquisition price of the
Taxable Goods or Taxable Services in question and
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towards the Taxable Entrepreneur has not made the

examination.
Example:
The Input Tax on the acquisition of the Taxable Goods
whose Tax Invoice dated 7 July 2010 can be credited
with the Output Tax at the Tax Period July 2010 or at
the next Tax Period at no more than Tax Period of
October 2010.
Section (10)
Self-explanatory
Section (11)
Self-explanatory
Section (12)
Self-explanatory
Section (13)
Self-explanatory
Section (14)
Self-explanatory
Number 12
Article 11
Section (1)
The collection of Value Added Tax and Luxury Goods
Selling Tax applies the principle of accrual. It means
that the payable tax shall be occurred at the delivery of
Taxable Goods or Taxable Services although the
payment of such delivery has not been received or has
not been fully received or when importing the Taxable
Goods. Time of the payable tax for the transaction of
which is made through electronic commerce shall be
subject to his provision.
Point a
Self-explanatory
Point b
Self-explanatory
Point c
Self-explanatory
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Point d
In the event that the individual or the entity
utilizes Intangible Taxable Goods from outside of
the Customs Area in the inside of Customs Area
or utilizes the Taxable Service from outside of the
Customs Area in the inside of Customs Area, the
payable tax shall be occurred since such
individual or entity starts to utilize the Intangible
Taxable Goods or the Taxable Services in
question in the inside of the Customs Area. In
connection with the fact that person who delivers
the Taxable Goods or Taxable Services in the
outside of the Customs Area cannot be
established as the Taxable Entrepreneur.
Therefore, time of payable tax shall not be
connected with time of delivery, but it is
connected with the time of utilization.
Point e
Self-explanatory
Point f
Self-explanatory
Point h
Self-explanatory
Section (2)
In the event that the payment is received before the
delivery of Taxable Goods as set forth in Article 4
section (1) point a, before the delivery of Taxable
Services as set forth in Article 4 section (1) point c,
before the commencement of utilization of the
Intangible Taxable Goods from outside of the Customs
Area as set forth in Article 4 section (1) point d, or
before the commencement of utilization of the Taxable
Service from outside of the Customs Area as set forth
in Article 4 section (1) point e, the payable tax shall be
at the payment.
Section (3)
Self-explanatory
Section (4)
Self-explanatory
Section (5)
Self-explanatory
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Number 13
Article 12
Section (1)
The individual Taxable Entrepreneur shall be payable
tax in his/ her residence and/ or business domicile,
while entity Taxable Entrepreneur shall be payable tax
in its domicile and its business activity.
In the event that the Taxable Entrepreneur has one or
more business domicile beyond its residence or
business domicile, each place shall be the place of
payable tax and the Taxable Entrepreneur shall be
obliged to report his/ her business activity to be
established as the Taxable Entrepreneur.
In the event that the Taxable Entrepreneur has more
than one places of payable tax within working area of 1
(one) the Directorate General of Taxation office for all
places of payable tax, the Taxable Entrepreneur can
select one of the business places as the place of
payable tax for its business places, unless if the
Taxable Entrepreneur requires more than 1 (one)
places of payable tax, such Taxable Entrepreneur shall
be obliged to notify the Directorate General Of
Taxation.
In certain condition, the Directorate General of
Taxation could establish place other than the residence
or domicile and business place as the place of payable
tax.
Example 1:
Individual A, whose domicile is in Bogor, has business
in Cibinong. In the event that there is not delivery of
the Taxable Goods or Taxable Service in the residence,
he/ she shall only be obliged to report his/ her
business to be established as the Taxable
Entrepreneur in Cibinong Tax Office (Kantor Palayanan
Pajak Pratama Cibinong) because the place of payable
tax for Individual A is in Cibinong. On the contrary, in
the event that the delivery of Taxable Goods or Taxable
Service of the Individual A is only made in his/ her
residence, the Individual A shall be obliged to register
in the Bogor Tax Office (Kantor Pelayanan Pajak
Pratama Bogor). However, in the event both in his/ her
residence and his/ her business place the Individual A
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performs the delivery of Taxable Goods or Taxable

Services, he/ she shall be obliged to register both in
Cibinong Tax Office and in Bogor Tax Office as the
places of payable tax are in Cibinong and Bogor.
Contrary to the Individual, the entity Taxable
Entrepreneur shall be obliged to register in both its
domicile and its business place because for the entity
Taxable Entrepreneur in such both places shall be
considered performing the delivery of Taxable Goods or
the Taxable Service.
Example 2
PT. A has 3 (three) business places, namely in
Bengkulu, Bintuhan, and Manna in which the three
are in 1 (one) tax office, which is Bengkulu Tax Office
(Kantor Pelayanan Pajak Pratama Bengkulu). The three
business places perform the delivery of Taxable Goods
or Taxable Services and perform sales administration
and financial administration as result PT A shall be
payable tax in the 3 (three) places or cities. In this
condition, PT A shall be obliged to select one of the
three business places to be established as the Taxable
Entrepreneur, for example the business place of which
is in Bengkulu. PT A of whose business place in
Bengkulu shall be responsible to report all business
activities that are performed by the three business
places.
In the event that PT A wants business places in
Bengkulu and Bintuhan to be established as the
payable tax for all business activities, PT A shall be
obliged to notify to the Head Office of the Bengkulu Tax
Office.
Section (2)
In the event that the Taxable Entrepreneur is payable
tax for more than 1 (one) business places, such
Taxable Entrepreneur during fulfilling his/ her
taxation obligation could propose written notification to
the Directorate General of Taxation to select more than
1 (one) places of payable tax.
Section (3)
Self-explanatory
Section (4)
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An individual or entity, either as a Taxable

Entrepreneur or non-Taxable Entrepreneur who
utilizes Intangible Taxable Goods from out of the
Customs Area in the inside of Customs Area, shall
remain be payable tax in the residence and/ or in the
business place of the individual or in the domicile and/
or in the business places of the entity.
Number 14
Article 13
Section (1)
In the event that the delivery of Taxable Goods or the
delivery of Taxable Service is occurred, the Taxable
Entrepreneur who performs delivery of Taxable Goods
or who delivery the Taxable Service shall be obliged to
collect the payable tax and shall be provide Tax Invoice
as the evidence of tax collection. This Invoice not
necessarily made special or different with Sales
Invoice. Tax Invoice could be in the form of Sales
Invoice or certain documents of which are stipulated as
the Tax Invoice by the Director General of Taxation.
Under this provision, upon the delivery of each Taxable
Goods of which are in the form of assets of which in
accordance with its original purposes is not for sale as
set forth in Article 16D shall be obliged to be issued
the Tax Invoice.
Section (1a)
In principle, the Tax Invoice is made at the delivery or
at the receipt of payment in the event that the payment
is made before the delivery. In certain condition, it is
possibly that the issuance of Tax Invoice is not as the
same with occasions mentioned above, for example, at
the delivery of the Taxable Goods or the delivery of
Taxable Service to the government treasurer. Therefore,
the Finance Minister shall be authorized to set other
occasion as the occasion to make the Tax Invoice.
Section (2)
It is excluded from the provision as set forth in section
(1) above, the Taxable Entrepreneur shall be allowed to
make 1 (one) Tax Invoice of which includes all delivery
of the Taxable Goods or all delivery of the Taxable
Services of which are occurred within 1 (one) calendar
month to the same buyer or the same acceptor of the
Taxable Service, which is called as the Combined Tax
Invoice.
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Section (2a)
In order to ease the administrative burden, the Taxable
Entrepreneur shall be allowed to make the combined
Tax Invoice at no longer than the end of month of the
delivery of Taxable Goods or the delivery of Taxable
Service, although within the month of delivery, the
payment has been occurred either overall or partially.
Example 1:
In the event that the Taxable Entrepreneur A performs
the delivery of the Taxable Goods to the entrepreneur B
at 1, 5, 10, 11, 12, 20, 25, 28, and 31 July 2010, but
until the 31st July there is not payment, the Taxable
Entrepreneur A shall be allowed to make 1 (one)
combined Tax Invoice of which includes all delivery
that are performed at July, which is no longer than 31
July 2010.
Example 2:
The Taxable Entrepreneur A performs the delivery of
the Taxable Goods to entrepreneur B at 2, 7, 9, 10, 12,
20, 26, 28, 29, 30 September 2010. At 28 September
2010, there is a payment for the delivery of 2
September 2010. In the event that the Taxable
Entrepreneur A issues the combined Tax Invoice, the
combined Tax Invoice shall be made at 30 September
2010 of which includes all delivery that are occurred in
September 2010.
Example 3:
The Taxable Entrepreneur A performs the delivery of
the Taxable Goods to entrepreneur B at 2, 7, 9, 10, 12,
20, 26, 28, 29, 30 September 2010. At 28 September
2010, there is a payment for the delivery of 2
September 2010 and the deposit payment for the
delivery of which will be performed in October 2010. In
the event that the Taxable Entrepreneur A issues the
combined Tax Invoice, the combined Tax Invoice shall
be made at 30 September 2010 of which includes all
delivery and deposit payment of which is performed in
September.
Section (3)
Self-explanatory
Section (4)
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Self-explanatory
Section (5)
Tax Invoice shall be the evidence of tax collection of
which can be used as an instrument to credit the Input
Tax. Tax Invoice should be filled completely, clearly,
and correctly as well signed by the party who
appointed by the Taxable Entrepreneur to sign it.
However, the description regarding on the Luxury
Goods Selling Tax is only filled in the event that upon
the delivery of the Taxable Goods is payable the Luxury
Goods Selling Tax. Tax Invoice of which is not filled in
accordance with the provision of this section, will
result the Value Added Tax of which is included on it,
cannot be credited as in accordance with the provision
Article 9 section (8) point f.
Section (6)
It is excluded from the provision as set forth in section
(5) above, the Directorate General of Taxation could
determine the document of which is commonly used in
the business whose capacity is equal to the Tax
Invoice.
This provision is required due to, such as:
a. sales invoice of which is applied by the
entrepreneur has been widely recognized by the
public, such as telephone bill invoice, and airline
ticket ;
b. evidence of tax collection shall be evidenced with
Tax Invoice, while the party who should make the
Tax Invoice, which is the party who deliver the
Taxable Goods or the Taxable Service, is in th
outside of Customs Area, for example in the event
that the utilization of the Taxable Service from
outside of the Customs Area, Forms of Tax
Payment could be established as Tax Invoice; and
c. there is certain document that is used in import
or export of the Intangible Taxable Goods.
Section (7)
Self-explanatory
Section (8)
The corrected Tax Invoice shall be the Tax Invoice
whose writing is incorrect or whose filling is incorrect.
The adjustment of Selling Price due to the decrease of
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quantity or the decrease of quality of the Taxable

Goods during the delivery shall be included into the
definition of writing or filling incorrect.
Section (9)
Tax Invoice meets the formal requirement in the event
that it is filled clearly, correctly, and fully in
accordance with the requirements as set forth in
section (5) above or the requirements of which is set by
the Regulation of the Directorate General of Taxation
as set forth in section (6).
Tax Invoice or certain document whose capacity is
equal to the Tax Invoice shall meet the formal
requirement in the event that it is contained the truly
description regarding on the delivery of the Taxable
Goods and/ or the delivery of the Taxable Services,
export of the Tangible Taxable Goods, export of the
Intangible Taxable Goods, export of the Taxable
Services, import of the Taxable Goods, or the
utilization of the Taxable Services and the utilization of
Customs Area in the inside of the Customs Area.
Therefore, although the Tax Invoice or certain
document whose capacity is equal to the Tax Invoice
have meet the formal requirement and its Value Added
Tax has been paid, but the description of which is
included in the Tax Invoice or certain document whose
capacity is equal to the Tax Invoice is not accord with
the actual reality regarding to the delivery of the
Taxable Goods and/ or the delivery of the Taxable
Services, export of the Tangible Taxable Goods, export
of the Intangible Taxable Goods, export of the Taxable
Services, import of the Taxable Goods, or the
utilization of the Taxable Services and the utilization of
Customs Area in the inside of the Customs Area, such
Tax Invoice or certain document whose capacity is
equal to the Tax Invoice does not meet the material
requirement.
Number 15
Article 15A
For the purpose of providing the spare time to the Taxable
Entrepreneur to pay the tax underpayment and to submit
the Notification Letter of the Period of Value Added Tax, this
Article is particularly set the deadline for the payment and
the submission of the Notification Letter of the Period of
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Value Added Tax of which is different to with that is set

forth in Law Number 6 Year 1983 on the General Provision
and Procedures of Taxation and its Amendment.
In the event that the payment tardiness of the payable tax
based on the Notification Letter of the Period of Value Added
Tax and/ or the tardiness of the submission of the
Notification Letter of the Period of Value Added Tax in
accordance with the provision of which is set under this
Article, the Taxable Entrepreneur shall be subject to the
administrative penalty as set forth in the Law Number 6
Year 1983 on the General Provision and Procedures of
Taxation and its Amendment.
Number 16
Article 16B
Section (1)
One of the principles that should be adhered to in the
Law of Taxation, shall be the equal treatment shall be
applied and shall be enforced to all Taxpayers or
towards all cases of taxation of which is essentially
same with adhered to the provision of law and
regulation.
Therefore, each of convenience in
taxation, if it is required, should refer to the rules
mentioned above and it is required to maintain in
order during the application there is not any mislead
from its purposes and objectives to be given on such
easiness.
The purposes and objectives in providing easiness are
essentially to provide taxation facilities of which are
required, particularly for the success of economic
activity of which is high priority in the national scale,
encouraging
the
business
and
improving
competitiveness, supporting national resilience, as
well smoothing the national development.
The easiness in this Article shall be provided limited:
a. encouraging export of which is the national
priority in the Bonded Dumb or to develop the
region within the Customs Area of which is formed
specially for such purposes;
b. accommodating the possibility of agreement with
other countries in the commerce and investment,
ratified
international
convention,
as
well
international prevalence;
c. encouraging the public healthy through the
provision of required vaccine in the national
immunization program;
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d. insuring the availability of the appropriate

equipment for the Indonesian Armed Forces (TNI)/
the Indonesian National Police (POLRI) to protect
the territory of the Republic of Indonesia from the
external and internal threat;
e. insuring the availability of boundary data and
aerial photo of the territory of the Republic of
Indonesia of which is performed by the Indonesian
Armed Forces (TNI) to support national defense;
f. increasing education and national intelligence
through providing the general text book, the holy
book, religious text book in affordable price;
g. encouraging the development place of worship;
h. insuring the housing whose price is affordable by
the low income community, which are simple
house (rumah sederhana), very-simple house
(rumah sangat sederhana), and simple flats
(rumah susun sederhana);
i. encouraging the development of the national fleets
in the field of air, land, and marine transportation;
j. encouraging the national development through the
provision of strategic stuff, such as material for
silver handicrafts;
k. insuring the implementation of the governments
projects of which are financed by grants and/ or
foreign loan;
l. accommodating the international prevalence in
the import of certain Taxable Goods of which are
excused from the collection of import duty;
m. assisting the availability of the Taxable Goods
and/ Taxable Services of which are required for
the purpose of the handling of natural disaster of
which is established as the national disaster;
n. insuring the availability of clean water and
electricity of which are most required by the
public; and/ or
o. insuring the availability of air transportation to
encourage the transport of goods and people in
certain region of which has not been available the
other transportation modes of which is
appropriate, whose comparison between the
volume of goods to be transported and people to
be transported with the available transportation
modes is very high.
Section (2)
The presence of payable Value Added Tax, but it is not
collected, it means that the Input Tax of which is
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related to the delivery of the Taxable Goods and/ or the

delivery of the Taxable Services of which obtains
special treatment in question remain can be credited.
Therefore, the Value Added Tax remains payable but it
is not collected.
Example:
The Taxable Entrepreneur A produces the Taxable
Goods of which obtains facility from the state, which is
the payable Value Added Tax on the delivery of such
Taxable Goods is not collected forever (not merely for
being postponed).
For producing such Taxable Goods, the Taxable
Entrepreneur A uses other Taxable Goods and/ or
other Taxable Services as raw material, supporting
material, capital good, or as other expense
components.
When the Taxable Entrepreneur A bought such other
Taxable Goods and/ or Taxable Service, the Taxable
Entrepreneur A pays for the Value Added Tax to the
Taxable Entrepreneur who sells or deliver such Taxable
Goods and/ or Taxable Services.
If the Value Added Tax of which is paid by the Taxable
Entrepreneur A to the supplier Taxable Entrepreneur
is the Input Tax that can be credited to the Output
Tax, such Input Tax can be credited to the Output Tax
although its Input Tax is none due to the Taxable
Entrepreneur A enjoys the facility in the form of Value
Added Tax of which is not collected provided by the
state in accordance with the provision as set forth in
section (1).
Section (3)
It is different to the provision as set forth in section (2),
the presence of special treatment in the form of
exemption of the Value Added Tax results the absence
of the Output Tax, so that the Input Tax in relation
with the delivery of the Taxable Goods and/ or the
delivery of the Taxable Services of which obtain
exemption cannot be credited.
Example:
The Taxable Entrepreneur B produces the Taxable
Goods of which obtains facility from the state, which is
the payable Value Added Tax on the delivery of such
Taxable Goods is not collected forever (not merely for
being postponed).
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For producing such Taxable Goods, the Taxable

Entrepreneur B uses other Taxable Goods and/ or
other Taxable Services as raw material, supporting
material, capital good, or as other expense
components.
When the Taxable Entrepreneur B bought such other
Taxable Goods and/ or Taxable Service, the Taxable
Entrepreneur B pays for the Value Added Tax to the
Taxable Entrepreneur who sells or delivers such
Taxable Goods and/ or Taxable Services.
Although the Value Added Tax of which is paid by the
Taxable Entrepreneur B is the Input Tax that can be
credited, for there is no Output Tax due to the
provision of exemption of the tax imposition as set
forth in section (1), such Input Tax cannot be credited.
Number 17
Article 16D
The delivery of the Taxable Goods, such as, in the form of
machines, building, equipment, utensils, or other Taxable
Goods of which based on its original purposes are not for
sale by the Taxable Entrepreneur shall be subject to tax.
However, Value Added Tax is not imposed to the delivery of
the Taxable Goods of which have not direct connection with
the business activity and the delivery of assets of which
based on its original purposes not for sale, which is in the
form of the vehicles such as sedan and station wagon that
in accordance with the provision set forth in Article 9
section (8) point b and point c, Input Tax of the acquisition
of such assets cannot be credited.
Number 18
Article 16E
Section (1)
In order to attract the individual foreign passport
holder visiting Indonesia, for those are granted with the
tax incentive. Such incentive can be in the form of the
return of Value Added Tax on the Taxable Goods of
which has been paid in Indonesia and it taken out by
such individual to the outside of the Customs Area.
Section (2)
The Taxable Goods of which are paid within 1 (one)
month prior the departure the individual foreign
passport holder to the abroad shall be considered that
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it will be consumed in the outside of the Customs Area.

Therefore, the Tax Invoice of which is used as the
reason to reclaim the Value Added Tax and the Luxury
Goods Selling Tax shall be required just only for the
Tax Invoice of which is issued within 1 (one) month
prior the departure of such individual foreign passport
holder leaves Indonesia.
For the individual foreign passport holder who does not
have Primary Number of Taxpayer (NPWP), Tax Invoice
can be used to reclaim the Value Added Tax and the
Luxury Goods Selling Tax and should include the
complete identity, such as, name, passport number,
address of such individual foreign passport in the
country issuing passport.
Section (3)
Self-explanatory
Section (4)
Self-explanatory
Section (5)
Self-explanatory
Article 16F
In accordance with the principle of tax, burden payment for
the Value Added Tax of Goods and Services and the Luxury
Goods Selling Tax shall be on the buyer or the customer of
the goods or the acceptor of services. Therefore, the buyer or
the customer of the goods ought to be jointly and severally
liable on the payment of payable tax if it turns out that such
payable tax cannot be invoiced to the seller or service
provider and the buyer or the acceptor of services or the
customer of the goods fail to show the evidence of tax
payment to the seller or the services provider.
ARTICLE II
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THE PRESIDENT

OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

LAW OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA

a. that for the purpose of improving better legal certainty

1. Article 5 Section (1), Article 20, and Article 23A of the

amended lastly with Law Number 18 Year 2000 on the

: LAW ON THE THIRD AMENDMENT OF LAW NUMBER 8 YEAR

Customs Area means the Territory of the Republic of Indonesia of

Delivery of the Taxable Goods means any delivery activity of the

Tax Imposition Basis means amount of Selling Price, Replacement,

delivery of Taxable Service to the treasurer of government, entity, or

2. Provision of the Article 1A is changed, consequently it is read as follow:

Entrepreneur who performs the delivery as set forth in Article 4

4. Provision of Article 4 is changed, consequently it is read as follow:

5. Provision of Article 4A is changed, consequently it is read as follow:

a. the delivery of Taxable Goods of which are categorized as luxury

(3) Provision regarding on the group of Taxable Goods of which is

It is exceptions for the provision as mentioned in section (4) and (4a),

Taxable Entrepreneur in the event that such Taxable Entrepreneur

14. Provision Article 13 is changed, consequently it is read as follow:

Taxable Entrepreneur shall be obliged to make Tax Invoice for each:

delivery made to the buyer of Taxable Goods or the same acceptor of

16. Provision Article 16B is changed, consequently it is read as follow:

STATE GAZETTE OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA YEAR 2009 NUMBER

Copy as the Original version

The simplification of Value Added Tax system is also expected could

directly delivered by the supplier Taxable

The Taxable Goods in the form of assets, which

Taxable Service from outside of the Customs Area

The delivery of services tax payable should meet

Entrepreneur as set forth in Article 3A section

utilization or right to utilize the copyright

overall or partial waiver concerned with the

Staple goods of which is most required by the

orphanages and nursing house services;

house of worship services;

2. labor supply services as long as the labor

c. mixing, is uniting two or more materials

returned Taxable Goods has been borne as expense

Entrepreneur who produces and performs the

much as 0% (zero percent). The Luxury Goods Selling

The payable Value Added Tax shall be = 10% x

importer of Taxable Goods, party who utilizes the

Creditable Input Tax

Such Tax Overpayment shall be compensated to the

Creditable Input Tax

Such Tax Overpayment shall be compensated to the

In order to reduce the misuse of provision of the

b. the delivery of which

c. the delivery of which is excused from the imposition

The Input Tax that should to be paid on the acquisition

clearly. The Input Tax sum of Rp2.500.000, 00 cannot

This provision provides legal entity that the

shall be apply retroactively since 19 April 2010.

Output Tax = Rp15.000.000, 00

towards the Taxable Entrepreneur has not made the

performs the delivery of Taxable Goods or Taxable

An individual or entity, either as a Taxable

quantity or the decrease of quality of the Taxable

Value Added Tax of which is different to with that is set

d. insuring the availability of the appropriate

related to the delivery of the Taxable Goods and/ or the

For producing such Taxable Goods, the Taxable

it will be consumed in the outside of the Customs Area.